July 10: Amazon to screen first 2 episodes of The Man in the High Castle at Comic Con; Panel discussion with creators and cast

On Friday, July 10, 2015, Amazon will introduce Comic-Con audiences to the one-hour drama series based on Philip K. Dick’s Hugo Award-winning 1962 alternative history novel The Man in the High Castle inRm 6A from 2:15 P.M. – 3:15 P.M. The series explores the world that would have resulted if the Allied Powers had lost World War II. America and much of the world have now been split between global dominating powers Japan and Germany. As tension mounts between the two, resistance builds against the oppressive regimes amid questions over what is real and what is not.

Alexa Davalos and Luke Kleintank star in “The Man In The High Castle.” (David Berg/Amazon Studios)

Amazon Studios Debuted “The Man in the High Castle” on Thursday, January 15, 2015, on Amazon Instant Video in the US, UK and Germany.
Through a collection of characters in various states of posing (spies, sellers of falsified goods, others with secret identities), “The Man in the High Castle” provides an intriguing tale about life and history as it relates to authentic and manufactured reality. The hour-long dramatic pilot stars Alexa Davalos (Mob City) as Juliana Crain, Luke Kleintank (“Pretty Little Liars”) as Joe Blake, Rupert Evans (The Village) as Frank Frink, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa (Mortal Kombat Legacy) as Tagomi, Joel De La Fuente (“Hemlock Grove”) as Inspector Kido, Rufus Sewell (“Eleventh Hour”) as John Smith and DJ Qualls (“Z Nation”) as Ed McCarthy. The pilot was directed by David Semel (“Madam Secretary,” “Heroes”) and written by Frank Spotnitz (“The X-Files”), both serving as Executive Producers. Also executive producing are Ridley Scott (Blade Runner) and David W. Zucker (“The Good Wife”), with co-executive producer Jordan Sheehan of Scott Free Productions (“The Good Wife,” The Andromeda Strain), and Executive Producers Stewart Mackinnon and Christian Bauteof Headline Pictures (The Invisible Woman). In addition, Isa Dick Hackett will executive produce and Kalen Egan will co-executive produce on behalf of Electric Shepherd (The Adjustment Bureau). Christopher Tricarico (May in the Summer) is also Executive Producer.

About Amazon Studios
Amazon Studios most recently debuted its dramatic comedy “MOZART IN THE JUNGLE” from Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Paul Weitz, John Strauss and Alex Timbers as well as Jill Soloway’s critically acclaimed and Golden Globe nominated dark comedy “Transparent”; its first live-action series for kids 6-11, Gortimer Gibbon’s “Life on Normal Street”; and a second season of the Garry Trudeau political comedy “Alpha House”. The studio has also launched three additional children’s series, the Annecy International Animated Film Festival Award-winning and Annie Award-nominated “TUMBLE LEAF” from Bix Pix Entertainment; “CREATIVE GALAXY” from Angela Santomero and Out of the Blue Enterprises, the creators of Blue’s Clues; and “Annedroids,” from Emmy nominated Sinking Ship Entertainment.

Amazon Studios launched in 2010 as a new way to develop feature films and episodic series-one that’s open to great ideas from creators and audiences around the world. Anyone can upload a script online and Amazon Studios will read and review all submissions. Those who choose to make their projects public can also receive feedback from the Amazon Studios community.

About Amazon
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